Homecoming of a series of paintings at Permeke Library Antwerp
Sunday 8 March is International Women's Day, we like to let our more or less female visitors shine. You are welcome to join this event that starts with a workshop portrait drawing organised by the artist Morgan Van Gele, followed by a talk with poet Soukaïna Bennani and painter Eline De Clercq.
We use inclusive language, we don't want to exclude people. Everyone can choose how they fill in the meaning of being a woman. Downtown Permeke is a painting created thanks to and for the visitors of Permeke, and painted by Eline De Clercq. These portraits have found a permanent home in Permeke library, a public place for sharing cultures.
This artwork, created in 2019, is expanding on the role of audiences, makers and visitors. We see you. Our ambition to remain a safer space with an active role in our neighbourhood. We are celebrating the homecoming of these portraits with a little program:
13h start of the workshop portrait drawing, please bring a photo of the person you'd like to draw and inscribe for a place here:
15h conversation with Soukaïna Bennani & Eline De Clercq
15.45h end of workshop
Reserve your spot in the workshop (free but limited places)
Eline De Clercq (pronouns she, her, we) is an artist based in Antwerp, currently conducting a research on ecology and art. She makes drawings, paintings, film, texts and gardens. As a queer artist she cares about equal rights.
Morgan Van Gele is multidisciplinary artist from Antwerp, she combines mixed - media oil painting with copper smithing, visualising her process through symbolic materials and pigments. Her work with rich textures explores memories, intimity and devotion.
Soukaïna Bennani is word artist and community organiser. Together with the citizens of Hoboken she wrote the poem 'Toevlucht' (refuge), which has a permanent home at the Permeke library.
Location of this event: Bibliotheek Permeke , De Coninckplein 26, 2060 Antwerpen
